August 20, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 20, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with UT.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for August 20, 2023

words: 190
score: 1,039 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

C x 39
I x 19
L x 19
N x 27
O x 30
T x 41
U x 15

4L x 51
5L x 40
6L x 34
7L x 25
8L x 18
9L x 10
10L x 9
11L x 1
12L x 1
13L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	tot
C	7	9	6	5	5	3	1	1	1	1	39
I	3	4	4	2	1	2	3	-	-	-	19
L	7	5	3	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	19
N	4	4	4	6	3	2	4	-	-	-	27
O	6	3	8	4	6	2	1	-	-	-	30
T	19	10	7	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	41
U	5	5	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15
tot	51	40	34	25	18	10	9	1	1	1	190

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	4	5	6	tot
N	-	-	1	1
T	1	1	-	2
tot	1	1	1	3

COLLOCUTION, CUNNILINCTION, ILLOCUTION, LINOCUT, LOCUTION, NOCTILUCIN, OUTCLINIC

word	length
CINCT	5
CLINT	5
CLIT	4
CLITIC	6
CLITION	7
CLITOCIN	8
CLOIT	5
CLONICOTONIC	12
CLOOT	5
CLOT	4
CLOUT	5
COCONUT	7
COITION	7
COLITIC	7
COLLOCUTION	11	pangram
COLT	4
CONCOCT	7
CONCOCTION	10
CONTINUO	8
CONTO	5
COOT	4
COTILLION	9
COTILLON	8
COTT	4
COTTON	6
COUNIT	6
COUNT	5
COUNTOUT	8
COUTIL	6
CUIT	4
CULT	4
CULTI	5
CULTIC	6
CUNNILINCTION	13	pangram
CUTICLIN	8
CUTICULIN	9
CUTIN	5
CUTINITIC	9
CUTOUT	6
ICTIC	5
ILLICIT	7
ILLINITION	10
ILLITIC	7
ILLLIT	6
ILLOCUTION	10	pangram
ILOT	4
INCULT	6
INCUT	5
INNIT	5
INOTOCIN	8
INTI	4
INTIL	5
INTINCTION	10
INTO	4
INTUIT	6
INTUITION	9
INUNCT	6
INUNCTION	9
LICIT	5
LILT	4
LINOCUT	7	perfect pangram
LINT	4
LINTOL	6
LITOTIC	7
LITTLUN	7
LITU	4
LITUI	5
LOCUTION	8	pangram
LOLOT	5
LOOT	4
LOTI	4
LOTIC	5
LOTION	6
LOTTO	5
LOUT	4
LUNT	4
LUTINO	6
NICOTIC	7
NICOTIN	7
NICOTINIC	9
NITIC	5
NITINOL	7
NITON	5
NOCTILUCIN	10	pangram
NOIT	4
NOLITION	8
NONCOLITIC	10
NONCOTTON	9
NONCOUNT	8
NONCULT	7
NONCUT	6
NONITOL	7
NONOOLITIC	10
NONTIN	6
NONTONIC	8
NONTUITION	10
NONUNIT	7
NOOIT	5
NOOT	4
NOTION	6
NOTT	4
NOUT	4
NUNTII	^† 6
NUTIL	5
OCCULT	6
OCCULTIC	8
OCOTILLO	8
OCTIC	5
OCTILLION	9
OCTITOL	7
OCTLI	5
OCTOIC	6
OCTONION	8
OCTONIONIC	10
OILNUT	6
OINT	4
ONCOTIC	7
ONCT	4
ONTIC	5
ONTO	4
OOLITIC	7
OONT	4
OTIC	4
OTITIC	6
OTOCONIN	8
OTOLIN	6
OTOLITIC	8
OTTO	4
OUTCLINIC	9	pangram
OUTCON	6
OUTCOOL	7
OUTCOUNT	8
OUTCUT	6
OUTLOT	6
TILI	4
TILL	4
TILT	4
TINCT	5
TINCTION	8
TINNITIC	8
TINT	4
TITI	4
TITIN	5
TITLO	5
TITULI	6
TOCINO	6
TOCO	4
TOIL	4
TOIT	4
TOITOI	6
TOLL	4
TOLLON	6
TOLT	4
TOLU	4
TOLUIC	6
TOLUOL	6
TONI	^† 4
TONIC	5
TONOI	^† 5
TONTO	5
TOOL	4
TOON	4
TOOT	4
TOTO	4
TOULOULOU	9
TOUN	4
TOUT	4
TUITION	7
TULOU	5
TUNIC	5
TUNICIN	7
TUTIN	5
TUTTI	5
TUTU	4
TUTULI	6
ULTO	4
ULUIT	5
UNCOLT	6
UNCOUNT	7
UNCT	4
UNCTION	7
UNCUT	5
UNIT	4
UNITION	7
UNLIT	5
UNTIL	5
UNTIN	5
UNTO	4
UTIL	4
UTILON	6

† plural noun

CI x 1	CL x 10	CO x 18	CU x 10
IC x 1	IL x 6	IN x 12
LI x 9	LO x 8	LU x 2
NI x 6	NO x 19	NU x 2
OC x 10	OI x 2	ON x 4	OO x 2	OT x 6	OU x 6
TI x 11	TO x 22	TU x 8
UL x 2	UN x 11	UT x 2
		UTI x 2

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